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Emirates
Abu Dhabi City
Capital of the
United Arab Emirates
 Abu
Dhabi is one of the most modern cities in the world. It is the
center of government and business life in the UAE, headquarters of
the emirates oil operating companies and embassies are based here.
The architecture of its modern buildings and sky scrapers is the
finest in the Middle East. Abu Dhabi's oil wealth has been wisely
utilized to encourage a healthy trade and commerce atmosphere apart
from oil industries too. The promotion of tourism and various
tourism related projects will elevate Abu Dhabi to a Singaporean
status in the region. Large gardens and parks, green boulevards
lining all the streets and roads, sophisticated high-rise buildings,
state-of-the-art communication services and transport, the presence
of all the international luxury hotel chains, rich shopping malls,
cultural centers and events provide tourists a one-of-a-kind
experience all the year round. A few of the important are listed
below :
The Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre has hosted some of the
most prestigious international events like IDEX (International
Defense Exhibitions) etc.
The Abu Dhabi Shopping Festival held every year in early March is
filled with fantastic bargains, sale and prizes from all the
shopping malls.
The Abu Dhabi Duty Free is one of the finest duty free shopping
centers in the world and its prize draw is popular throughout the
world.
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Abu Dhabi International Airport ranks among the best airports in the
world.
The Abu Dhabi Cultural Centre has become a landmark in the Emirates
and holds cultural events and workshops throughout the year. Its
library is well catalogued and offers a rich source of information
on the region.
More about Abu Dhabi Emirate
Abu Dhabi is the largest of the seven Emirates and the Federal
capital of the UAE. It occupies an area of 26,000 square miles. Its
long coastline - the shallow waters of the Southern Gulf, extending
from the base of the Qatar Peninsula in the west to the bord er
of the emirate of Dubai on the north east, was once the world's best
waters for pearling. When the pearling industry declined, oil
discovery in the offshore oilfields of the Southern Gulf revived the
economy of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi was also the first emirate to export
oil from the Umm Shaif offshore field in 1962. On the land, it
stretches south to the oases of Liwa where some of the world’s
largest sand dunes can be found , and east to the ancient oasis of
Al Ain. This makes Abu Dhabi the largest as well as the most
populated of all the emirates.
Today over 120 million trees have been planted in the emirate of Abu
Dhabi alone.
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